Good News! Red Dwarfs Blast Their Superflares out the Poles, Sparing Their Planets From Destruction
The only known life in the universe lives on a mid-size rocky planet that orbits a mid-size yellow star. That makes our planet a bit unusual. While small rocky planets are common in the galaxy, yellow stars are not. Small red dwarf stars are much more typical, making up about 75% of the stars in the Milky Way.
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